South Carolina Statutes
§ 50-13-615 — Nongame fishing devices and methods which may be used for taking nongame fish in freshwaters.
South Carolina § 50-13-615
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 50-13-615 (2026).
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The following are the only lawful nongame fishing devices and methods that may be used for taking nongame fish in the freshwaters of this State and only in those waters in which these devices and methods are authorized:
(1)archery equipment;
(2)cast net;
(3)crayfish trap;
(4)eel pot;
(5)elver fyke net;
(6)gig;
(7)gill net;
(8)hand grabbing;
(9)hoop net;
(10)jug fishing device;
(11)minnow seine;
(12)minnow trap;
(13)pump net;
(14)seine;
(15)set hook;
(16)skimbow net;
(17)spear;
(18)trap;
(19)trotline.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1981 Act No. 170, SECTION 1; 1982 Act No. 461, SECTIONS 2, 3; 1984 Act No. 367, SECTION 2; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1263; 1976 Code SECTION 50-13-1115; 2012 Act No. 114, SECTION 4, eff July 1, 2012. Effect of Amendment The 2012 amendment renumbered and rewrote the section.
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§ 50-13-10
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Fishways in dams.§ 50-13-1230
Construction of certain fishways or ladders.§ 50-13-1420
Poisoning waters, or producing electric currents or physical shocks to catch fish unlawful.§ 50-13-1430
Casting impurities in waters prohibited.§ 50-13-1440
Using explosives to take fish unlawful.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 50-13-615, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/13/50-13-615.